Legging



'F. G. CHAMBERLIN.

LEGGIINGL APPLICATION FILED Aue.30, 1 .120.

1,399,929. Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

- UNITED, STAIE-S PAT-EN?! name -I e.

FREDERICKGEORGE C A BER 013 NoRFp K, ENLGLAND.

Lemme.

To. all whom it may condemn overlepping edge shell lie closely down upon the other edge withppt. the' aid-die meltilicit of .fistenin s such asfare' et Ireeent .P e P 11511211 employed. As'is, 'w'ell lthowri the band which is sometimes used at th bOttb m of the ,le'gging a nd jghestra'p and buckleat the top' are net s ffi'cient to keep the overlappingiledge item" gglpihg and theref,ore lacefashezjjngs end other devjeesfere used between these twemgip 'ia gt enipg meane Aceordj 1 1g, to the present, invention", the legging is proyicl'ed M; the bottQmw-ith an overlapping hand which ejn'circl esl it" end, :is fastened; ferexam ple hyiafetra 1 end' buckl e, but this bandis"chelecierizedj "-a hie-piece which fills il ptheperfier bevyen;fi11e' ?pedge of the beindja'hd the overla ping edgepf the legging. This tiepiec'e' f may be" inside of iihmnermafiei'ial tha'niis thebe 'd er legging and is' s fl'le iently pat the ed eiftdlie closelyegainst the. 6x12611161 pf. the eg 'ir xg where the same; is' enle i'ged; or shape jto fi Q. eg-' I 5' 3 9 .Th leggingmay bepfuwoven materiel or it maybe efjleathr,.themziteriil.of which e -amt b lies r ee fi $91? Pi tioh- Figure l shewsthejlegg ing a s epplied t'o the'band r Tmthe lower end .of theqver lappmg edge 1' of the legging 'is secured'the overlapping hand 2, which, aefshown in Fig. 1, enelr cles',

when in: use,"the' lqwer endjiifjzlci'e legging em nepr ieeef e w1exwl 0' Whole he'tbli a d bat-mm 89 me; r' li s P1 below and in line with the lower corner of the part 5 where the latter joins the band 2.

It is found that a legging made in this manner need have no further fastening otherthan the bottom band and top strap, as the tie-piece which fills in the angle between the top of the band and the overlapping edge of the legging keeps the said overlapping edge well down upon the opposite edge without any intermediate fastenings.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A legging or the like having in combination means to fasten the top corner of the overlapping ed e of the legging, an encir-' cling strip of suistantially uniform width at the bottom, and means to fasten the free end of said strip after it has been wrapped around the lower end of the leg 'ng, the overlapping edge of the latter eing so formed as to extend diagonally from its upper end to the top edge of said encircling strip and the length of the strip beyond its connection with the said diagonally extended overlapping edge being such as to wrap around the lower portion of the legging to an ap reciable extent, substantially as describe 2. A legging or the like having in combi nation means to fasten the top corner of the overlapping edge of the legging, an encirclin strip of substantially uniform width at the bottom, and means to fasten the free end of said strip after it has been wrapped around the lower end of the legging, the overlapping edge of the latter being so formed as to extend diagonally from its upper end to the top ed e of said encircling strip and the length of the strip beyond its connection with said diagonally extended overlapping edge bein such as to wrap ap-' proximately once comp letely around the legging, substantially as described.

3. A legging or the like having in combination means to fasten the top corner of the overlapping edge of the legging, an encircling strip of substantially uniform width at the bottom, and means to fasten the free end of said strip after it has been wrapped around the lower end of the legging, the overlapping edge of the latter being so formed as to extend diagonally from its up per end to a position at the top edge of said strip such that its junction with the strip, when the legging is in use, is at a point approximately on ihc hark center line of the legging. and the length of the strip, beyond its connection with the said diagonally extended overlapping edge. being such as to wrap around th lower portion of the log ging to an zippiw-ialile extent. substantially as lPR 'l'ilwil.

4. A logging or the lilo linvin in combination means to fasten the top corner of the overlapping edge of the legging, an encir cling strip of substantially uniform width at the bottom, means to fasten the free end of the said strip after it has been wrapped around the lower end of the legging, and a substantially triangular tie-piece which fills in the corner between the top edge of said band and the overlapping edge of the legging so that the outer edge of the tie-piece extends diagonally from the top of the legging to the top of said strip, the length of the strip beyond its connection with the tie: piece being such as to wrap around the bottom of the legging to an appreciable extent, substantially as described.

5. A legging or the like having in combination means to fasten the top corner of the overlapping edge of the legging, an en circling strip of substantially uniform width at the bottom, and means to fasten the free end of said strip after it has been wrapped around the lower end of the legging, the overlapping edge of the latter being so formed as to extend diagonally from its upper end to the top edge of said encircling strip, and the length of the strip, beyond its connection with the said diagonally extended overlapping edge, being such as to wrap around the lower portion of the legging to an appreciable extent, the said fastening means at the top and the encircling band at the bottom being the only fastening means for the legging,

substantially as described.

6. In a legging or the like, the combination of an overlapping encircling band at the bottom, and means to fasten the free end of said band after it has been wrapped around the lower end of the legging, said band having a tie-piece which fills in the corner between the top edge of said band and the overlapping edge of the legging and is of thinner material than the material of the le ging, substantially as described.

7. legging or the like having in combination means to fasten the top corner of the overlapping edge of the legging, a curved encircling strip of substantially uniform width at the bottom, and means to fasten the free end of said strip after it has been wrapped around the lower end of the leg ging, the overlapping edge of the latter be ing so formed as to extend diagonally from its upper end to the top edge of said encircling strip and the length of the strip, be yond its connection with the said diagonally extended overlapping edge being such as to wrap around the lower portion of the legging to an appreciable extent. substantially as described.

A logging or the like having in com bination means to fasten thrtop rumor of theoverlnppingcdgcof the logging. .1 curved encircling strip Wlil li is at the ll'ili'llll ol the lflll legging and is of substantially uniform width over the major portion of its length from its free end but is tapered slightly in the region of and toward its line of connection with the legging, the overlapping edge of the latter being so formed as to extend diagonally from its upper end to the top edge of said encircling strip, and the length of the strip, beyond its connection with the said diagonally extended overlapping edge, being such as to wrap around the lower portion of the legging to an appreciable extent, substantially as described.

9. A legging or the like having in combination means to fasten the top corner of the overlapping edge of the legging, an en.- circling strip of substantially uniform width which is at the bottom of the legging and is curved downwardly toward its free end, and means to fasten the free end of said strip after it has been wrapped around the lower end of the legging, the overlapping edge of the latter being so formed as to extend diagonally from its upper end to the top edge of said encircling strip, and the length of the strip, beyond its connection with the said diagonally extended overlapping edge, being such as to wrap around the lower portion of the legging to an appreciable extent, substantially as described.

10. In a legging or the like having in combination means to fasten the top corner of the overlapping edge of the legging, an encircling strip of substantially uniform width which is at the bottom of the legging and is curved so that the major portion of its upper and lower edges both lie on ap proximately concentric arcs of circles struck from a center which lies on an imaginary iinc extended downwardly from the overlapping edge of the legging, and means to fasten the free end of said strip after it has been Wrapped around the lower end of the legging, the overlapping edge of the latter being so formed as to extend diagonally from its upper end to the top edge of said encircling strip and the length of the strip, beyond its connection with the said diagonally extended overlapping edge, being such as to wrap around the lower portion of the legging to an appreciable extent, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

FREDERICK GEORGE CHAMBERLIN. 

